Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-03-29
Local Miscellany.
Look out for April fool.

last Wednesday.
Blank Renting Contracts for sale at
the Shirt office.
Send us the local happenings of
your ncighborhood.
Col. VIM. p. CraighilI is registered
at Jacksonville, Fla.
t>he agricultural machine agent is
now abroad in the land.
So far March has kept up its repu-
tation for bad weather.
Thanks to Hon. VIM. L. Wilson for
n supply of garden seeds
Mrs. Mary f. Davis has been in
disposed for while past.
Our dry goods stores arc display
ing lots of nice new goods,
Horse Bills printed neatly and
cheaply at the SPIRIT Office.
Many of our farmers have COM
menced their spring blowing.
Mr. John Burns was given severe
fall by horse few days ago.
Don't forget that next Tuesday is
election day in Jefferson county.
Mr.. S. D. Eiirschman, of Morgan
town, was in Charlestown last Thurs
day.
1t will soon be time to get your
fishing tackle ready for the spring
campaign.
Messrs. Phillips & Sons have pur-
chased fine Frick engine for their
new sash factory.
= We. notice /" fitting" wagons arc
Slready creaking and numbering along
Jour country roads.
u II the ground hog cannot predict
z better in the future, We think he had
Just as well be Shot,
Geo. P. Sargeant> the we'll known
West Virginia newspaper man, was in
town again yesterday.
Potomac Commandery, No. 5,
knights Templar, will meet next Tues
day evening, at u O'Clock.
Much to the joy of our country
friends the roads arc drying up and
becoming smooth and hard.
Messrs. Armentrcut & Tutwiler
are building the brick addition to the
dwelling of Mr.. J. Ed. Burns.
Mr.. Geo. w. Fox, formerly OF this
county, died at Port Deposit, Md,
recently, in the Goth year of his age.
There are now over eleven hours
of daylight, and you can eat an early
breakfast without the use of candle.
Our townsman Mr.. Louis Wilt,
moves to the farm of Mr.. VIM Hemp,
this week. Mr.. Hemp goes to Mary
land.
Jim May. colored, arrested for
sterling a street lamp, dug out of the
lookup last Tuesday night and es-
capped.
The mcat-house of Col. Francis
Yates was broken into last Thursday
night, and four pieces of bacon stolen
therefrom.
Mrs. c. n. Campbell and Misses
Mary and Mamie Campbell returned
last week from Baltimore, where they
had been visiting,
The drawings and specifications for
the new dwelling to he erected by
Col. Frank Bcckwith were made by
Dir. Jas. w. Butt.
Mr.. f. l.. Beller will erect the new
sash factory of VIM. Phillips & Sons,
and is busilv at work framing the
material for the same.
Subscribers who may change their
residence April 1st will please notify
us, that the SrIRIT may he sent
promptly to their new address.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals
in session at Charleston: Hite's OK
ecutor VS.. J. II. Grove ct ais, from
Jefferson county; appeal allowed F.;
bond 5000.
Mr.. w. II. AtweII, of Washington
City, has been in town for several
days, with his wife, who is lying ill
at the residence of her sister. Mrs.
w. S. Merchant.
Messrs. Weirick & Weller have Sc
cured Pittsburg moulder for their
foundry. They have recently re-
ceived an order from Germany, and
are doing brisk business.
The farm of the late Mrs. Mary
Rutherford, containing about $50
acres, was offered at Commissioners
Sale last Friday, and knocked down
to Col. John M. Coyle, at $40 per
acre.